Knitting-needle.



E. M. VENESS. KNITTING NEEDLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.24. 1917.

1 .?U 993m Patented July 2, 1918.

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Be it known that I, EMMA M. Vnirnss, a

residin Millers, in the county of Orleans and tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knitting-Needles, of which'the following is a specification.

- he object of this invention is to provide a new and improved needle for knitting and a process for knitting with said needle.

These and other objects will e specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

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a perspective view of the and partly broken away. perspective view of the ends needles showing them in the occupy in making the first step needle enlarged 'Fig. 2 is a of two of the position they of the stitc Fig. 3 shows the ends of the needles in the second step in the making of the stitch.

Fig. 4 shows the ends of the needles in the third step of the making of the stitch.

Fig. 5 shows the needles in the fourth or last step which they take in the making of the stitch. l

-Fig. 6 shows the ends of the needles in a purling stitch.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like characters.

In the drawing reference numeral 1 indicates the knitting needle magnified. The needle is substantlally rectangular in cross section and has rounded corners or edges. The width of the needle is somewhat greater than the height At the forward end of the needle thh needle is cut away or recessed as indicated at 2 to form a hook 3, the-upper edge of which is ft rounded so that it or points on whichtheyarn 'mightcatch. The needle is provided with a point 4, just back of which the recess is formed. The hook of the needle is slightly undercut to insure the more positive engagement with the yarn. The needle is made rectangular or with fiat sides sothat tively with the side containing the hook either up or down. Y

In knitting open work by hand, two needles are'regularly used while in knitting round or closed work, four or more needles will be used. I

Specification of Letters Patent. Applieationfiled September M, 1917. Serial No. 192,942.

of the invention be illustrated in the drawings, described in th used or thickness of the needle.

Wlll be free from corners it can be held posi-x Fatented July 2, time.

In hand knitting a series of stitches is formed on one needle which will be referred to as the passive needle, P, and these stitches are removed one at a time from the passive needle by the active needle A and in the removal of each stitch a new stitch will be formed by looping the yarn through the stitch that is removed.

he loop is held on the by the new stitch and passes into the finished work and the new stitch'is formed and retained on the active needle and this is repeated until'all the stitches have been removed from the passive needle and a new row of stitches has been formed on and is carried on the active needle, each stitch being locked by the needle which holds it.

fter the work is completely removed to the active needle, the active needle then becomes passive and the needle which was previously as'the passive needle will be used as the active needle in forming and holding the next row of stitches. g

It svill be understood that heretofore in knitting, two different systems or" processes have been used in 1n the right hand and theyarn and needle 'are held -in' the left hand.

In the practice of my invention the active needle. is held in theright hand and the passive needle and the yarn are held in the shown theloop' four successive and 5-.- In Fig. dicates the end Through. this 1 needle until it engages with the free yarn 6.

As soon as the hook'of the needle has engaged the yarn the needle is drawn straight tack and the yarn is drawn through the loop passive knitting, T have passive needle it is lockedion v. straight back.

' the new loop is rocked to bring the yarn into .5 is pushed off of the with it forming the new loop 7 as shown in Fig. 3.

In forming the new loop the left hand is the path of the hook and the needle is then tipped to bring the hook into engagement with the yarn and the needle is then drawn straight back through the loop. Because of the hook it is only necessary to tip the needle through a small angle and then draw it If the hook were absent it would be necessary to tip the needle through a large angle, first into engagement with the yarn and then to poke the yarn through the loop as is done in both the so-called English and German method. In this way the operation of knitting is greatly simplified and more work can be done in the same time because the movements are simpler and the dropping of stitches is prevented. After formed in this manner the point of the active needle is then raised and pushed forward above and along the top of the passive needle and .the old loop I passive needle as part of the finished knitting, the new loop being carried on the active needle.

In like manner each successive loop is re- 'moved from the passive needle and a new loop in addition thereto is formed on and carried on the active needle.

As will be seen from an inspection of Figs. 2, 3, 4; and 5 that the passive needle is held with the hook down and the back up. The back of the needle is smooth so that the successive loops can easily slide off therefrom while it is held up. The hook is turned down on the passive needle so that it will not engage with or interfere with the removal of the loops. The active needle is held on its side in the various steps in the formation of the new loop; the faces of the two needles being kept substantially at right angles to each other.

In purling the hook of the active needle is turned down and the smooth side of the active needle is inserted under the yarn at the right of the yarn and the hook is then inserted through the end loop of the passive needle above the passive needle as shown in Fig. 6, after which the free yarn is brought around under the active needle and caught in the hook and the active needle is then drawn back through the loop drawing the varn with it forming a new loop after which the old loop is drawn 01f of the passive needle.

I claim:

1. A knitting needle having a substantially uniform non-circular cross section, said needle having a point at one end thereof and having a hook formed therein near the pointed end on one side.

2. A. knitting needle having a substantially uniform rectangular cross section, said needle having a long, slender and sharp point at one end and having ashallow hook formed therein near the pointed end on one side, the other side of the needle being left flat.

3. A knitting needle having a substantially uniform rectangular cross section, said needle having a long. slender and sharp point at one end and having a shallow hook formed therein near the pointed end on one side. the other side of the needle being left fiat. said hook being formed by cutting a shallow recess in one side of the needle.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of a witness.

Mas. EMMA M. VENESS. 

